Having returned from vacation I'm back to implementing groupchat/conferencing in my client. At this point I'm still very confused about which version of the protocol to implement. I started by following the Group Chat Overview in the JPG, was told that was obsolete and to use the new Generic Conferencing protocol, but was then told by some other people that is not ready for use yet. However, the Conferencing section of the 1.4 Server How-To, and D J Adams's groupchat roundup document both say that the 1.4 server supports generic conferencing.
So what's going on here? Which chat/conference protocol can I use with the 1.4 server?
With regard to the old groupchat protocol, one thing I'm still scratching my head over is how you create a chat room. The JPG doesn't say anything about that, only how to enter an existing room. Do you just make up a room name and send presence to it as though it already existed? Or [god forbid] do rooms have to be set up in advance by server admins?
Thanks as always,
�Jens
